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Lake Wales charter superintendent asks CRA to back bills that would ease capital outlay access for conversion schools
Summary
Julie Conrad of the Lake Wales Charter School System asked the Community Redevelopment Agency to contact legislators in support of Senate Bill 1704 and House Bill 1437, saying five local conversion charter schools occupy Polk County Public Schools buildings and face deferred maintenance that state capital outlay could cover.
Julie Conrad, superintendent of the Lake Wales Charter School System, told the Lake Wales Community Redevelopment Agency on Feb. 10 that she is asking the board to support Florida Senate Bill 1704 and House Bill 1437, legislation that would affect capital outlay eligibility for conversion charter schools.
Conrad said the Lake Wales system operates five conversion charter schools whose buildings are owned by Polk County Public Schools and that the schools have faced deferred…
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